South African surfski stars Hank McGregor and Hayley Nixon are on top of the world as they were confirmed as winners of the 2016 World Surfski Series titles after the Perth Doctor in Australia at the weekend.

Hank McGregor downed Australian Cory Hill in the closing stages of the 2016 Hong Kong Dragon Run surfski race and in the process, wrapped up victory in the 2016 World Surfski Series, while Kiwi ace Teneale Hatton edged out McGregor's compatriot Hayley Nixon to take the women’s title ahead of a strong women’s field.

Hank McGregor signalled his return to the top of the South African Surfski Championship pecking order with victory in both the singles and doubles clash at the Pete Marlin Surfski Race in the Eastern Cape on the weekend, while Nikki Russell followed suit in the women’s tussles.

Buffalo City will be the hub of the South African surfski community this weekend when the famous Pete Marlin Surfski Race hosts the 2016 South African Surfski Championships and with national titles on the line, the who’s who of ocean paddling will be on display.

Following hot on the heels of his victory in the Maui Jim Molokai Challenge in Hawaii, Durbanite Hank McGregor underscored his form and ocean riding skills by winning the Investec Mauritius Ocean Classic in daunting, demanding downwind conditions at the weekend.

The 2015 Mazars South African Surfski Championships were not without their drama but it was Dawid Mocké who managed to conquer the conditions and the rest of the field in the men’s singles in Cape Town at the weekend.

A number of South Africa’s surfski stars took to international waters at the weekend with Hank McGregor and Nicole Russell racking up wins at the tough Dragon Run in Hong Kong while Jasper Mocké also clinched victory at the West Coast Downwinder in Australia.